The visit of a new delegation of US politicians led by Arizona governor, Republican Doug Ducey, to Taiwan on Wednesday (31), once again enraged China.
Beijing Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian was asked about the US delegation’s new visit, which was only the fifth time in August, and said Beijing has taken “strong measures to preserve its sovereignty and territorial integrity”. He also reminded that Chinese forces continue to carry out operations around the island.
“China urges the United States to respect the ‘One China’ principle and cease all official exchanges with the Taiwan region,” he said.
Ducey and a group of US politicians traveled to the region to attend “US Business Day,” an event promoting trade and investment opportunities. The three-day agenda includes official talks with Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen and Foreign Minister Joseph Wu.
Local government’s rationale is that Arizona has about 100 Taiwanese or managed companies.
The Republican is Indiana’s second governor to go to the island after its leader, Republican Eric Holcomb. In addition to the two, delegations of two senators and deputies traveled to the region.
But the most controversial of the visits was that of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat, in early August.
Due to America’s departure, China launched the largest military exercises in the Taiwan Strait, which lasted about a week, and also broke many bilateral agreements in many important areas such as trade and security.
source: Noticias
